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OSHA Injury Report: West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo in 1480 S. 11th Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49009 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forklift Operator in beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo
Parent company
Don Lee Distributors Inc.
Street
1480 S. 11th Street
City
Kalamazoo
State
MI
ZIP
49009
On-site location
Kalamazoo Warehouse

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
13

Before the incident

Building bulk pallet

What happened

Moving product onto skid when felt a sharp pain in right shoulder

Injury or illness

right shoulder sprain

Object or substance involved

cases

Summary line

EE was moving product on to a skid when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder causing a bak muscle spasme and strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Forklift Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
424810 — Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
53
Total hours worked
87365
EIN
381897240
Establishment ID
1054387
Employer case #
KZ-4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:30:00.000
Time of incident
21:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
24JAN24:17:58:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.